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I found info about the A118 compound helicopter project (circa 1960) in a book (in Italian) on history of Italian contributions to mechanical engineering, with an interesting chapter devoted to helicopters. Further material, including the real blueprints, should be available at the museum of...

Interesting video of onbard operation (takeoff and landing) of Italian Blackshape two seat full composite materials trainer from Italian Carrier Count of Cavour during 2014 trials. In that occasion the Blackshape BS 100 Prime becomed the first conventional aircraft to operate onboard an Italian...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/06/04/french-italian-naval-joint-venture-invests-in-future-technologies/

Hi all, A thread to discuss Tornado (Panavia) stories etc. Mods if you feel this should be in the bar instead please move.

After the launch and commissioning of Garibaldi (C551) the Italian Navy started to look about a second (and even bigger) aircraft carrier. During 1990-94 timeframe, several projects were prepared and introduced to the Stato Maggiore of Italian Navy, one of the most promising was the Design...

In "Storia Militare" n. 196 (January 2010) Enrico Cernuschi described the unknown project of an early Italian helicopter/VTOL carrier of 60's. During 1965 the Italian Navy seriously considered the possibility to modify the proposed second "Vittorio Veneto" cruiser into a sort of small carrier...

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/piaggio-aerospace-goes-into-receivership-453877/

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2017/09/13/secretive-study-on-french-italian-naval-cooperation-kicks-off-as-stx-dispute-lingers-source/

Not trying to provoke either side of the current debate but I am old enough to remember a time when the 6 original members of the European Community discussed the setting up of a full blown EDF in the 1960s. It was never a runner politically but had it been, I imagine the following equipment...

What can the dozens of experts tell me about Italian designed and built submarines?

More of a question. Come 1948 Italy was in the process of taking some first steps to rearming as part of the cold war. While apparently Italian companies had at least some paper projects for domestic aircraft, Piaggio P.146 has has been mentioned here before, AMI decided to license produce...

Dear friends, as far as I remember, in the early Nineties, a few alternatives were envisaged by the 4 Participating Nations (UK, West Germany, Italy; Spain) to reduce the Aircraft cost, in the wake of the end of the Cold War. These ranged from a single-engined EFA to a existing-engine powered...

"AW609 closer to certification" 2015-03-31 09:32:51 by Robert Erdos Source: http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/AW609closertocertification

Fincantieri PPA patrol ship at EURONAVAL 2014 Published on Oct 31, 2014 http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.... Fincantieri PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente D?Altura), Offshore Polyvalent Patrol, is first revealed at EURONAVAL 2014. The vessel can perform a wide range of offshore patrolling...

Aermacchi was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Established originally in 1912 as the Nieuport-Macchi S.A. by Giulio Macchi at Varese in north-western Lombardy. It was later known as Aeronautica Macchi S.p.A. During the firms formative years Macchi worked closely with engine designer Vittorio...

Hi, we spoke before about many Fiat projects,but I open this topic to continue talking about more Fiat Projects. the G.4 was a two seat light aircraft project,powered by one 760 hp Fiat A.6 R engine,I hope we get a more unknown Fiat G series projects...

May 29, 1968 hit the News that Charles DeGaulle die in a Helicopter crash near Baden-Baden, Germany The unstable Political scene and struggle for his successor and let to a civil war. Between the right wing, conservative and Army against Left wing socialist, Communist, labor unions and students...

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L airliner. It isn't a "project" because it was built and flown. It shows some odd features in comparison to its competitors like the Fokker F.27 Friendship and the Handley-Page Herald; such as a narrow 2 abreast...

Hi, I found this Model for Aeritalia G-222 as AWACS and carry a drones. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201906.html

Hi guys, I came across this reference to a project being developed by helicopter pioneer Corradino D`ascanio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Campini_Ca.183bis It relates to a desire to employ a BMW 003 turbojet into an helicopter before WW2 ended. Does anyone could come up with more on...